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Undergraduate & Honours

Discover the excitement and multi-disciplinary challenges of the Earth Sciences, learning with world-leading researchers at Australia's top university. Develop your knowledge of how the Earth formed, its natural resources, environmental processes and global change.

Undergraduate program

PhB (Bachelor of Philosophy)

An exciting research-intensive degree open to the top 1% of undergraduates.

Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours)

Learning through coursework and research projects, open to the top 5% of undergraduates.

Bachelor of Global Ocean Sciences (Honours)

Choose from a multi-disciplinary range of courses with an emphasis on physical, chemical or biological marine and climate science.

Bachelor of Science

Earth Science is a challenging and societally important field of learning within a traditional science degree.

Undergraduate scholarships

Honours program

Honours in Earth & Marine Science

Honours in Earth & Marine Science is an optional additional year of an undergraduate degree that improves your career opportunities in science and offers a pathway to PhD research.

Honours in Physics of the Earth

Honours in Physics of the Earth is a specialised coursework and research program in geophysics, including the structure and dynamics of the solid Earth and the climate system.

Find a research project

Research topics are generally defined in consultation with the project supervisor. Some examples of topics can be found using the student project finder.

Honours scholarships

Other Opportunities

Internships

A fantastic chance for Australian & NZ undergraduates to take part in cutting-edge research as paid work.

Summer scholarships

Join a world-leading research group for the summer and develop your experience (for Aust & NZ undergraduates).

Advanced Studies and Special Topics Courses

Earth Sciences offers exciting research topics for physics, mathematics, computing, chemistry, geology and climate science courses (for ANU students in PhB and BSc (Adv) programs).

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